Entries by Noel Irwin Hentschel

"It's beginning to look a lot more like Christmas, everywhere you go"... in China! While Americans are banning Nativity Scenes in Dallas, North Carolina and Santa Monica, California, China has them everywhere you go! No "Happy Holidays" signs, just "Merry Christmas," is the only "Season's Greetings" seen or heard in...

Walking tall and purposeful, like the new honorable sheriff in towns across China, President Xi Jinping emulates the likes of western maverick Wyatt Earp or eastern hero Lin Zexu. Humble but confident, President Xi Jinping is moving forward with fortitude proclaiming clean heart initiatives to purify the soul of the...

Mystical political drama and theological intrigue grows as Oct. 13, 2013, approaches and the pope prepares the way for true world peace and unity. Powers of good versus evil prepare for battle. Concerns about weapons of mass destruction, corruption, secularism,...

President Obama prepares to welcome new President Xi Jinping to California this week for an up close and personal "cultural encounter," which according to new Pope Francis is "the foundation for peace." Accompanying China's chief will be his graceful First Lady, Peng Liyuan, and...

My relationship with Margaret Thatcher began in 1989, thanks to meeting Mother Teresa. These pioneering leaders with a "tough and tender" entrepreneurial spirit inspired creation of The Noel Foundation "Life" Award. Sharing a common vision, to serve a cause greater than oneself and help other women and their families struggling...

Political leaders have historically tried and failed to make a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. President Obama will try to be the next one to "broker peace." Trouble is, the forces against this outcome are greater than any human can confront on his own....

Don't you just love it when a reckless neophyte driver tells the mechanic how to fix the engine of a broken car? That analogy describes a professor of bankruptcy law advising entrepreneurs and legislators how to survive the worse economic downturn in recent history. Elizabeth Warren, the newly elected Senator...

Brighter Light, cameras and action! "Jesus, Mary and Joseph" are on the altar of sacrifice and the world stage with Pope Francis. At the Vatican, the new pope will walk fervently in his simple shoes and enter humbly into the most mystical drama on earth, The Holy Mass. The Entrance...

Now as the red carpet rolls out at the Vatican, "transformation" begins. Pope Francis refused to sit on the throne, preferring to stand with his flock. He will walk and lead with a new style of simplicity following the footsteps of his first love, Jesus...

Light, cameras, action! We are all called to be actors in the greatest reality show on earth. The title of our mystical drama being staged is "Purification" as depicted in The Book of Life. Like a "Star Wars" finale, the battle between good and evil, light and darkness builds to...

12/12/12 is the Feast Day of "Our Lady of Guadalupe" celebrated by millions who pray and hope for God's grace of reconciliation and salvation during these tenuous times through her intercession to her son Jesus. The symbol of Our Lady of Guadalupe links together politics, family, religion, colonial past and...

Advent begins and billions of people await the coming of Jesus while China expresses world security concerns due to North Korea's threat to launch another missile in their neighborhood sometime between December 10 and 22. Meanwhile the Jerusalem Postreports that Tehran reps are hanging out in Pyongyang...

President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a public holiday in 1863 to thank God for our abundant blessings even during fervent strife including amongst families. Lincoln's humble and courageous proclamation invokes gratitude and sacrifice for God's grace and its inspiring message is relevant today. As we celebrate this Thanksgiving let us...

Red Americans are blue and depressed about the results of the recent election. Blue Americans are red beaming with delight for the outcome. But my fellow Americans, there is only one color that defines Veterans Day, purple. It is the mix of the reds and blues on the battlefields and...

Shanghai is fast becoming "Manhattan of the East." My recent visit illustrated that commerce, politics and religion are becoming connected between the trading partners, the United States and China, in this dynamic international city. Good for business and good for friendship. Our distinguished Chinese government host asked me to slice...

Associated Press announced "5 things to watch for" in the foreign policy presidential debate in Florida but surprisingly ignored Cuba. Yet Fidel Castro continues to make headlines while President Obama and Governor Romney vie for votes in Florida, the outcome of which is historically influenced by the Cuban-American community. It...

To be an American business person in China during the recent dramatic fallout of Sino-Japan relations over disputed island sovereignty in the East China Sea offered a thought provoking opportunity for the U.S. This falling-out between neighbors took place just as China and Japan were about to celebrate 40 years...

Eyes around the globe watch Team USA compete and earn gold. These determined American Olympians compete aggressively in London. USA and China are competing neck in neck in the medal count and the job race. Four years earlier China astounded the world by the spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing...

On Fourth of July, Americans celebrate Independence Day and the birth of an entrepreneurial, peace-loving nation with fireworks and family barbecues. This serves up an ideal opportunity for people of all political persuasions to discuss true American independence: jobs. This also serves up a time for gratitude with regard to...